Staff Sgt. Anthony Henner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion 178th Infantry based in Chicago, searches a enemy casualty during the Best Warrior Competition April 9th at the Marseilles Training Center, Marseilles, Illinois. The Illinois Best Warrior Competition was a 4-day competition that pits the top Soldiers across the state against each......
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Soldiers from Algonquin, Illinois, and Milwaukee take top Honors
MARSEILLES, Illinois – Nine Soldiers from units across the state came to Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois, to prove they have what it takes to be called Illinois’ Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year April 7 to 10....
Hometown: Algonquin, IL

Soldiers from Algonquin, Illinois, and Milwaukee take top Honors
MARSEILLES, Illinois – Nine Soldiers from units across the state came to Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois, to prove they have what it takes to be called Illinois’ Soldier and Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year April 7 to 10....
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI

Spc. Tycjan Sieradzki of Algonquin, Illinois, a Soldier with the 244th Digital Liaison Detachment based in Chicago, works his way through the confidence course at Marseilles Training Center in Marseilles, Illinois, April 9 during the Illinois Army National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition. Sieradzki took top honors as the Illinois Army National Guard’s Soldier of the Year after three other......
Hometown: Algonquin, IL

U.S. Army Sgt. Lewis Johnson of Elgin, Ill., a squad leader with the 282nd Quartermaster Company, presses forward during a 12-mile ruck march as part of the 642nd Regional Support Group's Best Warrior Competition at Fort McClellan, Ala., Feb. 19. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gary A. Witte, 642nd Regional Support Group)...
Hometown: Elgin, IL

“I would say I’m truly passionate about Rugby,” says 1st Lt. Jane Paar, an adjutant with 1st Law Enforcment Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. Paar has participated in multiple sports and theatre arts as a teenager and did not learn of Rugby until a friend introduced her to the sport later during high school. Since then, she has excelled at the sport and is now......
Hometown: Wauwatosa, WI

U.S. Army Sgt. Lewis Johnson of Elgin, Ill., a squad leader with the 282nd Quartermaster Company, is inspected as part of the board examination during the 642nd Regional Support Group's Best Warrior Competition at Fort McClellan, Ala., Feb. 20. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Janelle Castillero, 642nd Regional Support Group)...
Hometown: Elgin, IL

Cpl. Ernesto J. Roman removes trash from a drain March 22 during an environmental beautification activity project in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan. The project serves to strengthen the relationship between Marines and Okinawa residents by fostering positive community involvement that benefits the environment. During the cleanup, Marines partnered up and removed trash from the streets surrounding the......
Hometown: Carpentersville, IL